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Notification under Section 15(1) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 read with Section 24(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 appointing named Advocates as Special Public Prosecutors to conduct NIA cases before various High Courts and NIA Special Courts across multiple States and Union Territories.

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By notification S.O. 1631(E) dated 5th April 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs (CTCR Division), acting under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (34 of 2008) read with sub-section (8) of Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), appointed a large number of named Advocates as Special Public Prosecutors to conduct National Investigation Agency cases before designated NIA Special Courts and High Courts across Maharashtra, the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Delhi and Puducherry, generally for a term of three years or, for a subset of case-specific appointments listed in a second table including NIA case numbers such as RC-13/2020/NIA/DLI and RC-41/2022/NIA/DLI, until completion of the trial and related matters, effective from the date of publication or until further orders, whichever is earlier; the notification was signed by Praveen Vashista, Additional Secretary, under File No. 11011/38/2024/NIA.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05042024-253574 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1548] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024/CHAITRA 16, 1946 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (CTCR Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th April, 2024 S.O. 1631(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 15 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (34 of 2008), read with sub-section (8) of section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the Central Government hereby appoints the following Advocates as Special Public Prosecutors for conducting the matters on behalf of the National Investigation Agency related to NIA cases before the Hon'ble Courts as indicated against their name in table 1 & 2 below, for the period as mentioned against their name with effect from the date of publication of this notification or until further orders, whichever is earlier:- Table 1: +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | Sl.No.| Name of Advocate | Name of Court | Term of appointment | +=======+===================================+=====================================+=====================+ | 1. | Ms. Neha Bhide | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Maharashtra | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 2. | Sh. Sanjay Devidasrao Ghayal | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Maharashtra | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 3. | Sh. Umeshchandra Tukaram Yadav | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Maharashtra | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 4. | Sh. Vinit Kulkarni | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli | | | | | and Daman & Diu | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 5. | Ms. K. Chisa | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Meghalaya | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 6. | Sh. Jitendra Hansnath Singh | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Gujarat | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 7. | Sh. S. Devendran | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 8. | Sh. Rajendra Singh Jhajj | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Chhattisgarh | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 9. | Sh. Ashutosh Singh Kachhawaha | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Chhattisgarh | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 10. | Sh. Ramit Satender | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Jharkhand | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 11. | Sh. Sudip Kumar Roy Choudhury | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of West Bengal | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 12. | Sh. Arun Kumar Bhagat | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of West Bengal | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 13. | Ms. Rajashri Mahapatra | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Orissa | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 14. | Sh. Krishnendu Dutta | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of West Bengal | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 15. | Sh. Debayan Sen | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of West Bengal | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 16. | Sh. Anirban Mitra | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of West Bengal | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 17. | Sh. Shantanu Jugtawat | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Rajasthan | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 18. | Sh. Sneh Deep Khyaliya | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Rajasthan | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 19. | Sh. Awanish Kumar | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Delhi | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 20. | Sh. Srikant Misra | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Delhi | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 21. | Sh. Anand Mishra | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Delhi | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 22. | Sh. B. Badrinath | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Delhi | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 23. | Mohd. Wasay Khan | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Delhi | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 24. | Sh. Rupesh Gupta | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Delhi | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 25. | Sh. Amit Tiwari | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Delhi | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 26. | Sh. Amrut Damle | NIA Special Court, Mumbai | 3 years | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 27. | Sh. Viinayak Dattaram Bichu | NIA Special Court, Mumbai | 3 years | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ | 28. | Sh. N. Baaskaran | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | of Madras | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------+ Table 2: +-------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+ | SI.No.| Name of Advocate | NIA case No. | Name of Court | Term of appointment | +=======+================================+===========================+=====================================+======================+ | 1. | Sh. Arun Kumar Maiti (Mohanty) | RC-13/2020/NIA/DLI & | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | RC-14/2020/NIA/DLI | of Calcutta | | +-------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 2. | Sh. Anirban Mitra | RC-03/2022/NIA/DLI & | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | RC-44/2022/NIA/DLI | of Calcutta | | +-------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 3. | Sh. Sourav Chatterjee | RC-08/2023/NIA/DLI & | NIA Special Court and High Court | 3 years | | | | RC-13/2023/NIA/DLI | of Calcutta | | +-------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 4. | Sh. V.R. Bajwa | RC-41/2022/NIA/DLI | High Court of Rajasthan, | Till the completion | | | | | Jaipur Bench | of trial of the case | | | | | | and related matter | +-------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 5. | Sh. Ramakant Sharma | RC-31/2022/NIA/DLI | High Court of Patna | Till the completion | | | | | | of trial of the case | | | | | | and related matter | +-------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 6. | Sh. Balamourougan N. | RC-06/2023/NIA/DLI | NIA Special Court, | 3 years | | | | | Puducherry | | +-------+--------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+ [F. No. 11011/38/2024/NIA] PRAVEEN VASHISTA, Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. AMIT KUMAR Digitally signed by AMIT JAISWAL KUMAR JAISWAL Date: 2024.04.05 23:47:44 +05'30'

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